Ausure winners announced
10 September 2012
NSW and Queensland have split the honours at broker Ausure’s annual awards presentation…
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Captain Alphonse takes forum helm
10 September 2012
Marine risk expert Joseph Alphonse will be the guest speaker when the Melbourne Marine Insurance Forum meets next week…
Macquarie boosts adviser support team
10 September 2012
Macquarie Life has appointed former TAL underwriting manager Tony Baker as its new financial risks manager…
Financial planning awards open
10 September 2012
The Financial Planning Association has opened submissions to its Best Practice Awards and FPA Honorary Awards…
IAG hails workforce diversity
03 September 2012
IAG is benefitting from diversity in its workforce and is introducing policies to retain and encourage older staff, CEO Mike Wilkins says…
NIBA picks Victorian winners
03 September 2012
The National Insurance Brokers Association has announced the Victorian state finalists for the Broker of the Year award and the Warren Tickle Memorial Award…
CQIB announces Peter McCarthy award winner
03 September 2012
Linda Burnett of AR Insurance Brokers has been named Young Professional of the Year at the Council of Queensland Insurance Brokers annual convention…
New role for Suncorp’s Mann
03 September 2012
Suncorp’s Nicole Mann has been appointed EM of NSW Compulsory Third Party Claims, in a move that sees her relocate to Sydney…
AMP launches part-time training at academy
03 September 2012
AMP is to allow part-time attendance at its Horizons Academy to attract more women…
RMIA applications open
03 September 2012
Applications for the Risk Management Institution of Australasia’s risk manager of the year are now open…
AICLA and ANZIIF sign new deal
27 August 2012
The Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters and the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance have agreed a deal for ANZIIF to continue delivering…
ALUCA appoints O’Leary as its first EO
27 August 2012
The Australian Life Underwriters and Claims Association has appointed Tony O’Leary as its first Executive Officer…
APRA scholarship winners announced
27 August 2012
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has announced this year’s Brian Gray Scholarship winners, who will each receive $12,500 to study financial sector topics…
Lawyer wins AILA award
27 August 2012
Sydney lawyer Eden Winokur is the inaugural winner of the Australian Insurance Law Association’s Ron Shorter Memorial Award…
APIG plans WA branch
27 August 2012
The Australian Professional Indemnity Group is to open a new branch in WA from September 1…
Financial Planning Week hailed a success
27 August 2012
Financial Planning Week has been declared a success, with almost 10,000 hits for the project’s “ask an expert” website…
Bill Friend leaves Insight
20 August 2012
Bill Friend, the Executive Officer of Melbourne-based broker cluster Insight Australia Group, left the organisation today after six years in the job…
Allianz wins ANZIIF’s large insurer of the year award
20 August 2012
Allianz Australia has been named large general insurance company of the year at the Australian Insurance Industry Awards last week…
Aon moves into new Christchurch office
20 August 2012
Aon has opened a new office in Christchurch, becoming one of the first companies to build permanent commercial space since the earthquake in February last year…
Facebook users like AAMI’s Rhonda ad
20 August 2012
AAMI’s latest advertising campaign has gone viral, attracting mainstream media coverage and 92,000 “likes” on a Facebook fan page…